My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 174: Southern Royal Family

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In the Battle of Red Eagle Valley initiated by the United Matrix more than five years ago, armed helicopters appeared on the battlefield for the first time, shocking the entire Western Region.

Furthermore, with the civil strife in the empire, the embargo policy on weapons of mass destruction in the Western Regions has also been loosened.

King Baoyue even once bought an armed helicopter. After all, he was wealthy and ordinary city-states could not afford it.

However, the helicopter was not used in the war. King Baoyue's eldest son encountered bad weather when it crashed while riding it, and his eldest son was killed.

While King Baoyue was sad, he even issued a decree not allowing any aircraft to appear in the southern city-state.

Of course, in fact, no one in the southern city-state could afford an aircraft except him, so this law was redundant.

But today, a helicopter landed in the square in front of the temple in Baoyue City, and King Baoyue brought his luxuriously dressed retinues to play welcome music to welcome him, causing a sensation in the whole city.

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The splendid temple, the huge statue of the **** is made of pure gold, the tableware and dining table are also made of pure gold, the yellow color is dazzling, and the dishes are extremely luxurious.

King Baoyue and his beloved concubine hosted a banquet for Lu Ming. They said it was a secret conversation between the three of them, but there were dozens of male and female slaves serving around them.

For King Baoyue, these slaves were certainly not human beings and had no chance of leaking secrets.

Lu Ming only tasted the dishes in front of him. King Baoyue said with a smile: "Village wine and wild vegetables made Representative Li laugh!"

He is a fat white man like a mountain of flesh, as if a ball of flesh is slumped there, and it is difficult to move. I wonder if An Lushan was just like him back then.

In fact, even though Mrs. Sanjin must have softened the vocabulary a lot when translating, Lu Ming could see the arrogance in King Baoyue's eyes. He obviously felt that he did not understand what these dishes were and how precious they were, so All that matters is simply tasting.

It's like roasting a plate of the tongue tips of an extremely rare bird. This bird is inherently small, and its tongue tips are even smaller. A full plate would have hundreds of tongues.

Including the translator Mrs. Sanjin, each of the four people had a plate on the table in front of them. That would be thousands of birds. This is an endangered bird in the Western Regions. It is similar to a parrot and can learn human speech. Therefore, the nobles in the Western Regions believe that eating the tongue of this bird can prolong life. However, nowadays, this kind of bird is rarely seen in the Western Regions. I don’t know how many people will be mobilized to catch this simple roasted bird tongue. bird.

Lu Ming smiled at King Baoyue and said: "Your Excellency, these are not important. But if you are really ambitious, not only to restore the glory of your ancestors, but also to not be dominated by the city-states in the north, you should live diligently and frugally now. , if the national treasury is full, use it more for weapons and equipment!”

Baoyue King's expression changed slightly. He naturally rarely heard Lu Ming's harsh words.

On the side is Concubine Baoyue, who looks very young and has a childish look on her face. She is clearly only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she is able to become the master of Queen Baoyue's harem. Obviously, it is not just because of her pretty appearance and lithe body. , looking at Lu Ming with deep eyes like black gems, he chuckled and said, "Representative Li is right, but my lord, the king, is rich in the world, and has a lot of gold in his car, but he just has no way to buy the heavy guns from the East. Heavy artillery, please ask Representative Li to help you.”

Lu Ming nodded: "That's no problem, but for war, weapons are important, and the people who use weapons are the key. As far as I know, when His Excellency King Baoyue fought with the northern city-state at the beginning of this year, in addition to The rest of the 'Moro' soldiers are vulnerable, and the 'Shreni' people still take the opportunity to rebel?"

Moro is a professional soldier in the southern city-state, similar to military households for generations, but with a very high status.

'Shleni' are soldiers temporarily recruited from civilians and slaves.

Listening to Mrs. Sanjin's interpretation, King Baoyue slammed the table and muttered a few words in a stern voice.

Mrs. Sanjin beside Lu Ming hesitated, but did not translate. It seemed that King Baoyue was angry and scolding Lu Ming.

Lu Ming smiled: "I think we are not yet mature enough to have in-depth communication, so I'll take my leave now!" After saying that, he stood up, turned around and walked out.

Mrs. Sanjin hurriedly translated and followed suit.

Lu Ming'er heard a commotion of dishes behind him and figured out that King Baoyue overturned the table in his rage.

The golden plate and golden bowl made no sound of breaking.

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In the evening, Bao Riluo, the younger brother of King Baoyue, came to the Samurai Palace.

The temples, palaces and noble manors in the center of the city can actually be regarded as a unified grotto complex, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres. In Lu Ming's previous life, they were extremely majestic and magnificent monuments that reflected high architectural standards.

The Samurai Palace where Lu Ming lives is part of the temple.

Lu Ming and his personal entourage were arranged to live here, which was the most solemn courtesy, at least when they first arrived in Baoyue City.

Baoyue City is located in the southern part of the Western Region. It is extremely hot in summer. Lu Ming feels that this may be the equatorial zone, and the surrounding mountains and deserts do not allow the high temperature to escape.

It is now the end of October, already the late autumn season, but the city is still like a steamer.

The cold grotto buildings with extremely thick stone walls are like a paradise here, completely isolated from the sultry heat outside, making it cool and comfortable.

And inside the grotto, not only is it spacious and elegant, but the furniture is also very modern.

The temple grotto where Lu Ming lives is divided into more than a dozen spaces. Generally speaking, it can be regarded as three floors. You can enter the high-rise cave from the huge stone steps, but the layout is of course completely different from the three floors of modern buildings. .

Entering the main hall, you can see with the naked eye the huge stone steps leading to the majestic statue of the god, as well as the entrance to the cave with three levels.

The main function of the main hall is basically to receive guests, hold banquets, etc.

The huge five-story stone statue in the Samurai Temple is called Samurai Dharma King. It is a very important **** in the mythology system of the southern city-state. He is in charge of the purgatory on earth. He has a ferocious face and a golden helmet. Covered in various colorful curtains.

The nobles of the southern city-states are not taboo against the gods. Instead, they believe that they are qualified to live with the gods. In this way, the gods will protect their families.

The most formal seat in the Samsara Hall is the huge stone toe of Samsara Dharma King, and Lu Ming is currently sitting on it.

Bao Riluo is sitting on a stone bench behind a low table a few steps away, which is the end of the silk ribbon extending from the body of Samsara Karmapa.

Bao Riluo is in his early forties, and he is at the opposite end of the spectrum from his brother. He is slender and beautiful, with deep black eyes full of wisdom.

"Dear representative, our lord, the king, is willing to pay thirty-six holes of gold to purchase military supplies, but it must be the latest weapons. Can the representative do it?" Bao Riluo smiled.

Lu Ming felt helpless. King Baoyue lost his temper because he wanted to show himself how big his family and business were.

However, with such a response, the provoking method he used when they first met had an effect.

According to the units used by southern city-states to measure gold, one hole of gold is probably nearly half a ton, and thirty-six holes is equivalent to eighteen tons.

Gold is calculated based on the imperial standard of three taels of gold bars. One standard gold bar costs about 1,000 yuan, and one ton of gold costs about 6 million imperial coins.

Eighteen tons, worth more than 100 million imperial coins.

Bao Riluo lowered his voice, "On behalf of your lord, my little girl told me what I said on behalf of your lord in front of the king. Therefore, you don't need to take the king's joke too seriously. I understand. Although the empire's ban on sales The law already exists in name only, but the outside world still has some scruples about transporting weapons to our Western Region. They don't want to be caught. It is difficult for the representative to use weapons worth 100 million yuan, but since the representative has been recognized by the king, please work hard and do your best. It is possible to purchase more sophisticated weapons for our department!”

Lu Ming nodded. In fact, coming here seems to be a proxy war.

Prepare to arm the southern city-states to contain the central city-state group supported by punk trade.

I came with a budget of 200 million yuan, of which 100 million yuan was for the punk trade.

Of course, this 200 million yuan is the entire recent budget of the Special Work Department in the Western Region, and not all of it will be provided to the southern city-states for free.

But looking at it now, it seems that not only is there no need for free support, but there is an unexpected surprise that can enrich the principality's gold reserves.

The Baoyue King family has ruled the southern part of the Western Region for thousands of years, and seems to have accumulated a lot of hard currency such as gold.

King Baoyue opened his mouth and asked for thirty-six holes of gold. He was afraid that his family would have enough gold in a hundred holes.

After thinking about it randomly, Lu Ming said with a smile: "For thirty-six holes of gold, I think two Destroyers can be used, but if they are used in combat, they need to take off from the airport on the Thoroston side to support the operation. Then It is also convenient to refuel and the like, but you cannot participate frequently. You can bomb the opponent at critical moments. It is best to fight at night so that the opponent does not know where our attack planes come from. Otherwise, there will be some trouble. Of course, sooner or later, we will not be able to hide it from others. , let’s delay the time for the other party to discover the truth as much as possible.”

"Destroyer? Attack aircraft?" Bao Riluo obviously didn't understand, but he was very excited and curious.

Mrs. Sanjin directly transliterated these two words, but Bao Riluozi would not understand the free translation.

Lu Ming smiled and said: "I will tell you later. Let me think about it first. Well, as for the rest, we will purchase conventional weapons. My think tanks have analyzed and studied the supply of punk trade to the central city-state group. For weapons, we can choose targeted weapons. However, I still say that the most important thing in war is people. Moreover, it will take time to train your Moro army to use new weapons and equipment proficiently. Therefore, you There is another option. If you provide the necessary funds, I can help you contact mercenaries. If the central city-state notices something is wrong in the near future, mercenaries can be used to temporarily stop it."

"Mercenary?" Bao Riluo's eyes lit up.

"It's called the joint matrix." Lu Ming smiled.

In fact, of course the real United Matrix no longer exists. The United Matrix that was originally stationed in the Western Regions has been integrated into the regular army of the Principality.

The joint matrix that still exists in the Western Regions today belongs to the second generation. The successors are all local soldiers trained by veterans. They are all local fighters. Only the senior officers are from Zhongzhou. They are the first line of defense to safeguard the interests of Oil City. , if they encounter an enemy they can't deal with, and if the last chance comes, the oil corps in Oil City can immediately assemble into a powerful armed force.

Over there, after listening to Lu Ming's words, Bao Riluo's eyes brightened, "Sir, can you tell me, what is the combat effectiveness of the joint matrix you mentioned?"

Lu Ming smiled and said: "They..."

Lu Ming and Bao Riluo chatted for more than four hours until late at night.

When Bao Riluo left, his face was full of smiles.

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In the bathroom cave on the second floor, Lu Ming was lying comfortably in the stone bath. The steam was steaming. Countless slaves lit a fire outside to heat the hot water and poured it into the bath. Then it flowed out from the drain on the side. It's a bit similar to an artificial hot spring, except that the artificial hot spring in this temple relies entirely on the support of huge manpower.

There was a soft sound of footsteps, and Lu Ming opened his eyes, only to see Mrs. Sanjin and Papaya standing by the bath. Both of them were wearing thin snow-white nightgowns. Papaya lowered his head, not daring to look at Lu Ming. The snow-white slender hands twisted together nervously.

Mrs. Sanjin’s beautiful eyes were very peaceful, as if it was a normal thing, and she whispered: "Master has been running around non-stop since he came to the Western Region. I think he is very tired. Today, he really has time to wash away his fatigue. Nu and Papa The bud cleans the dirt and removes the fatigue for the master?"

In fact, between the two of them, Mrs. Sanjin has always been a saint serving God without any human experience, but it is natural.

Lu Ming smiled and said: "There is no need to take a bath. You can take a bath together. It is hard to follow me. Not to mention saving time, it also saves the poor people outside having to keep lighting fires and fetching water." As he spoke, he took it easily. The snow-white bath towel on the stone platform covered her lower body in the water.

Nowadays, it seems that these things don’t matter anymore. They are both women who can’t be driven away by themselves. In fact, it’s not that they have to be men and women, but they are like their own property, an object. There is nothing that requires too much avoidance.

Mrs. Sanjin's beautiful eyes flashed with joy, but Papa Ya was nervous and at a loss. She followed Mrs. Sanjin's example and confessed first, then cautiously entered the water, and then walked to Lu Ming's side, saying that she didn't need help. The master washed away the dirt, but still sat very close to the master.

Lu Ming leaned against the soft water pillow and closed his eyes. After a while, he asked: "Sanjin, what do you think of Bao Riluo?"

"He is very smart. If the master intends to support him to replace King Baoyue, I think it is inappropriate." Mrs. Sanjin said softly from the side.

Lu Ming nodded and asked: "In Bate City, there is no custom of nieces marrying uncles."

Sanjin Madam said: "Yes, this is a land of southern barbarians, with many stereotypes and customs."

That Concubine Baoyue turned out to be Bao Riluo's daughter. Bao Riluo and King Bao Yue were brothers, that is, they had the same father and mother.

So, Concubine Baoyue was King Baoyue's biological niece, but she became King Baoyue's favorite concubine and the local princess.

Southern barbarians? Lu Ming laughed dumbly. It turned out that there was also a chain of contempt between city-states.